Judge OKs lawsuit against city in Airbnb case

The plaintiffs in an investor lawsuit against Facebook Inc.(NASDAQ: FB) failed to make their case, a federal judge ruled Thursday in San Jose. U.S. District Judge Edward Davila dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought against Menlo Park-based Fac.....»»

Major drug wholesalers and retailers facing a massive lawsuit for allegedly fostering the nation's opioid crisis asked the judge hearing the case to recuse himself on Saturday......»»

A marketing company being sued by NBA player Zion Williamson in North Carolina is pushing back, asking a federal judge to dismiss the case......»»

Commitments on wages can help win business from public agencies, but a lawsuit says New Flyer, a supplier of buses to major cities, failed to honor such provisions......»»

An ongoing lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for its part in the opioid crisis will continue after the company's effort to have the case dismissed was denied by a judge Monday......»»

Lawyers for the city of Frontenac filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to halt development of a controversial new $20 million St. Louis County Library project. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the city is asking a St. Louis Circuit Court judge t.....»»

Facebook suffered an early defeat in a D.C. court on Friday, after a judge ruled against the social-networking giant's attempts to quash a case brought by the D.C. attorney general challenging the company's privacy practices......»»

Facebook suffered an early defeat in a D.C. court this week, after a judge ruled against the social-networking giant's attempts to quash a case brought by the D.C. attorney general challenging the company's privacy practices......»»

A U.S. judge on Friday denied Facebook Inc.'s request to dismiss a lawsuit by the Washington, D.C. attorney general over the social media giant's improper sharing of 87 million users' data with British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica......»»

A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City. Lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all new fur... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A Brooklyn judge upheld the city Health Department's emergency order requiring individuals in certain areas in or bordering Williamsburg to receive vaccination against measles or pay a fine. Justice... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A Brooklyn judge upheld the city Health Department's emergency order requiring individuals in certain areas in or bordering Williamsburg to receive vaccination against measles or pay a fine. Justice... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Rio Tinto Plc's bid to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the Anglo-Australian mining company of civil fraud in its handling of a failed investment in a Mozambique coal project......»»

Baltimore will keep its grant funding supporting the city's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program following a court win on Wednesday. Judge Catherine Blake of the U.S. District Court for Maryland ruled in the city's favor in its case against the U.S. Dep.....»»

ROME (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley on Thursday asked to have a lawsuit against it for 2.7 billion euros ($3.34 billion) in damages thrown out of an Italian administrative court, an Italian judge said......»»

Five of the world's biggest oil companies asked a judge to throw out New York City's lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for costs related to the environmental changes caused by their... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A judge has granted a timeout in the city and state's case against Crew SC owners and Major League Soccer. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jeffery Brown granted the 90-day pause to allow potential buyers to review the team's financial.....»»

A New York City artist is facing eviction and a $185,000 fine after renting out her rent-regulated loft to tourists on Airbnb. The New York Post reports a judge ruled this week that a... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

A Jackson County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging the vote to form a transportation development district to fund the streetcar’s Main Street extension. Voters approved the formation of the TDD in August, but four Kansas City r.....»»

Duke Energy Corp. has largely won a preliminary round in what could be a $600 million lawsuit against more than two dozen insurers over their refusal to reimburse the power company’s coal-ash liability claims. N.C. Business Court Judge Louis .....»»